Six String Guitar · Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 2

BM9♯13B Major 9th Sharp 13th

A♯Root

Dtone

Ftone

Atone

Ctone

G♯tone

Formula 7 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7 · ♭2 · 6 · Notes A♯ · D · F · A · C · G♯

How to play it

BM9♯13 fingering positions

Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 2, low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

B Major 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 2nd position (5 0 0 0 2 3) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 2

B Major 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 2nd position (5 0 3 0 2 0) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 2

B Major 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 2nd position (5 2 0 0 0 3) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 2

B Major 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 2nd position (5 2 3 0 0 0) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 2

B Major 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 2nd position (5 5 3 3 2 4) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 2

B Major 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 3rd position (5 0 3 5 5 4) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 2

B Major 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 3rd position (5 0 4 5 5 3) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 2

B Major 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 3rd position (5 5 3 5 0 4) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 2

Read it as tab

BM9♯13 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

B Major 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 2nd position (5 0 0 0 2 3) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 2

B Major 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 2nd position (5 0 3 0 2 0) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 2

B Major 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 2nd position (5 2 0 0 0 3) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 2

B Major 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 2nd position (5 2 3 0 0 0) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 2

B Major 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 2nd position (5 5 3 3 2 4) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 2

B Major 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 3rd position (5 0 3 5 5 4) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 2

B Major 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 3rd position (5 0 4 5 5 3) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 2

B Major 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 3rd position (5 5 3 5 0 4) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 2

Sound

How BM9♯13 sounds

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Character

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Genres

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · F · A · C · G♯

Formula (scale degrees)7 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7 · ♭2 · 6

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